Explore the rich and diverse culture that is Mexico through it’s art and cuisine. Delve into the amazing cultural variety of the country by tracing its creative past up to the the current moment. Mexico offers an incredible array of culture, both traditional and current in its dynamic vibrance. Its food and art spans pre-Columbian relics to the contemporary avant-garde. We will taste our way through the diverse mouthwatering markets of the country experiencing the best of what Mexico’s rich culinary tradition has to offer.

We take a small number of curated trips each year. These journeys highlight a carefully selected set of meals and places where find deep inspiration. These itineraries are born out of extensive exploration and relationships. These trips offer introductions to the countries we love and offer an experience that allows travelers to be transported to the uniqueness of each place through food, art, and culture. Check out our planned itineraries below!

Also we offer to create trips by offering custom trips that offer incredible experiences based on your passions. Please contact us if you’d like to set up a custom trip with us.

Mexican Highlands invites you to be part of a region peppered with great food, beautiful cities, and rich culture. Each day will offer a glimpse into the diverse beauty that makes up this country by tasting it’s food and mezcal, diving into the history of it’s capital, wandering the streets where Frida Kahlo lived, and learning about the unique plants of Oaxaca.

February 5th-13th, 2016

Day 1

Arrival

Transfer to our hotel in La Condesa

Day 2

City Tour

Walk through the center of Mexico City tracing culture from Atzecs up to modern times as we spend the day in the Centro Historico

Day 3

Museo de Antropologia

Delve into the incredible art, jewelry, and textiles from ancient times!

Day 4

Markets and Art Museums

We begin the day with a trip to a local neighborhood market and then by a visit to two amazing and very different museums.

Day 5

Frida Kahlo’s house and Coyoacan

We’ll spend the day in the bohemian neighborhood Coyoacan, meandering down cobblestone streets, enjoying traditional food, drinking coffees with poets, diplomats, and abuelas.

Day 6

fly to Oaxaca, Ethnobotanical garden tour

A short flight takes us over the Mexican highlands into the valley of Oaxaca with it’s stunning beauty.

We’ll spend the day meandering our way through the bustling markets of Oaxaca.

Day 9

Departure for USA

Creative Mexico City is an artistic investigation of one of the great cities of the world. In this trip we spend ten days like we live in this magnificent city: walking its labyrinthine markets, tasting its richly varied street food, dropping into world-class museums and exploring exhibitions that span the ages. This trip is way to begin a relationship with this pre-historic and ultra-modern city.

October 30th-November 8th, 2015

Day 1

Arrival

Transfer to our hotel in La Condesa.

Day 2

Centro Historico

Walk through the center of Mexico City tracing culture from Atzecs up to modern times as we spend the day in the Centro Historico

Day 3

Coyoacan

We’ll spend the Day of the Dead in the bohemian neighborhood Coyoacan, meandering down cobblestone streets, enjoying traditional Day of the Dead food, drinking coffees with poets, diplomats, and abuelas.

Day 4

Teotihuacan

We’ll tour the pyramids of the sun and moon and the avenue of the dead, see ancient murals that have been exceptionally well-preserved for nearly two millennia, and enjoy some amazing views.

Day 5

Chapultepec

Delve into the incredible art, jewelry, and textiles from ancient times! We will spend the morning at the enormous Anthropology museum.

Day 6

Chinampas

We leave early this morning to spend the day in this exquisite old neighborhood in the south of the city. Xocimilco means “place of the flowers.”

Day 7

Contemporary Art Tour

We visit project spaces and galleries that represent the exploding contemporary art scene that is drawing the attention of artists and collectors around the world.

Day 8

Polanco

Visit two amazing and very different museums that are right next to each other.

Day 9

San Angel

We head to the popular arts and craft market in beautiful, cobblestoned San Angel for a taste of contemporary Mexican craft.